Vacation Blogging

Here's a bit of a change of pace for all of us: I am away on a much-needed vacation, visiting dear friends who live in the Southwest. Their main home is in the mountains about an hour away from Santa Fe, but they also have a small apartment in town. So we will be spending time in both places.

Yesterday we arrived at their country place after a few days in Santa Fe. It is peaceful and breathtakingly open here. Pine forest in back of their home and a valley in front. Lots of sky. Not enough rain for the past six months or so but lately there has been a little bit, which everyone is very happy about.

In Santa Fe the sun is searingly bright; here it is a little cooler. It all feels very different from my Northeast urban habitat. Lots of bird sounds all day. I am looking forward to exploring both places: in Santa Fe walking around and looking at the galleries and shops and people on the square. Here in the country we will go hiking. And I will have a chance to rest, and read, and do some work on a book project.

The view from the front porch of my friends' house.